Air Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Monroe County Pulp Mill Enter into Consent Order
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Alabama River Cellulose, LLC, (“ARC”) entered into a March 30th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of an air permit. See Consent Order No. 22-XXX-CAP. The CO provides that ARC operates a pulp mill (“Facility”) in Monroe…
Accelerating Nutrient Pollution Reductions in the Nation's Waters: April 5th U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Assistant Administrator for Water, Radhika Fox, issued an April 5th memorandum titled: Accelerating Nutrient Pollution Reductions in the Nation’s Waters (“Memorandum”) The Memorandum was transmitted to: State Environmental Secretaries, Commissioners…
Post-Development Stormwater Management at Solar Projects: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Memorandum
The Director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“VDEQ”) issued a March 29th memorandum entitled: Post-development Stormwater Management at Solar Projects (“Memorandum”) The Memorandum was transmitted from VDEQ Director Michael S. Rolband, PE, PWD, PWS Emeritus to: Stormwater…
Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Miller County Sand Mining Facility Enter into Consent Administrative Order
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and SamSand, LLC , (“SamSand”) entered into a March 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of a Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”)…
I-30 Widening - Reconstruction/National Environmental Policy Act: U.S. District Court (E.D. Arkansas) Addresses Cross Motions for Summary Judgment
United States District Court Judge James M. Moody (“Court”) addressed in a March 31st Order an allegation by Plaintiffs (seven neighborhood associations) that the expansion of I-30 interstate violated the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). See The Little Rock Downtown Neighborhood…